Argentina’s TyC Sports has inked a broadcasting-capacity agreement with Arsat in order to deliver live sports programming across the country.
arsat antenaHaving worked with foreign satellite operators for years, TyC Sports has now decided to entrust distribution to its compatriots in a one-year agreement for a 18MHz slot on Arsat-2. The deal is a welcome boost for the satellite company’s second public craft as its moves forward with selling broadcasting capacity ten months after launch.
“Ten years ago, several Argentinian networks, including TyC Sports, decided to choose a US-based satellite operator for broadcasting capacity. Now, we have made one of them to trust our public company and hire our services” pointed out Rodrigo de Loredo, president, Arsat.
Although the company’s new direction has made clear that there won’t be more investment in new satellite capacities, it has indeed increased commercial efforts to complete Arsat-2’s usage, mainly with regards to video.
Indeed a month ago, Red Intercable, formed of 270 small cable TV operators, inked a deal to improve pay-TV distribution across Argentina, increasing coverage and kicking off HDTV broadcasting.
“Accomplishing this kind of partnerships enables the company to move forward and meet its goals,” added De Loredo. “But, what it’s most important, these agreements build up a more autonomous company, financially speaking.”
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